Data protection

Data protection

The use of our website is generally possible without providing personal data. Insofar as personal data (e.g. name, address or e-mail addresses) is collected on our pages, this is always done on a voluntary basis as far as possible. This data will not be passed on to third parties without your express consent.

We would like to point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) may be subject to security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

We hereby expressly prohibit the use of contact data published within the scope of the imprint obligation by third parties for sending unsolicited advertising and information material. The operators of the website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam e-mails.

To make your visit to our website more attractive and to enable the use of certain features, we use so-called cookies on various pages. These are small text files that are stored on your device. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e., after you close your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device and allow us or our partner companies (third-party cookies) to recognize your browser on your next visit (persistent cookies). When cookies are set, they collect and process certain user information, such as browser and location data as well as IP address values, to a varying extent.

Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified duration, which may differ depending on the cookie. Some cookies serve to simplify the ordering process by storing settings (e.g., remembering the contents of a virtual shopping cart for a later visit to the website). If any personal data is processed by individual cookies implemented by us, this processing is done in accordance with Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR for the performance of the contract or in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to protect our legitimate interests in the best possible functionality of the website as well as a customer-friendly and effective design of the website visit.

We may work with advertising partners who help us make our online offer more interesting for you. For this purpose, cookies from partner companies may also be stored on your hard drive (third-party cookies) when you visit our website. Please note that you can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general. Each browser differs in the way it manages cookie settings. This is described in the help menu of each browser, which explains how you can change your cookie settings. You can find these for the respective browsers under the following links: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Opera.

Please note that if you do not accept cookies, the functionality of our website may be limited.

Spam Protection with Google reCAPTCHA

We have implemented Google reCAPTCHA in forms on our website to check whether the data entered in the forms comes from human visitors or from machines or automated programs, also known as "bots." This tool automatically analyzes the behavior of website visitors as soon as they interact with the website, using various information such as IP address, duration of stay, and mouse movements. The processed data includes usage data such as the visited website, date and time of access, and mouse movements, as well as communication data such as IP addresses, browser type, and operating system. This processing is directed at website visitors and users of online services. The main purpose of this processing is to prevent misuse of our contact form and thereby increase security. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interest according to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

The data recipients are Google Ireland Ltd, located at Google Building Gordon House, Barrow St, Dublin 4, Ireland (https://policies.google.com/privacy), and our website hosting provider. While your personal data is processed within the EU, the retention period for the processed data is determined by Google Ireland Limited. For more information, please refer to Google's reCAPTCHA privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Website Analytics (Wix Statistics)

When you visit our website, we collect information about your usage through a web analytics tool provided by our hosting service. This tool collects and combines your IP address and user agent, shortens them, and stores this data with a hash function. Through this process, a visitor ID is created, which is encrypted with a randomly generated value (SALT) that changes every 24 hours. This method ensures that your IP address cannot be reconstructed from the stored visitor identifier, thus preserving your anonymity. Additionally, we do not combine this information with other data, and it is only stored on the hosting provider's server.

We also process web analytics data, HTTP data, and web analytics profile data. The web analytics tool we use creates and stores a web analytics profile that contains details about your website usage, such as page views, visit frequency, duration of stay on each page, and the user agent of your device. This includes usage data (such as visited websites and access times) and communication data (such as browser type, operating system, and IP addresses).

With this data processing, we aim to analyze user behavior in aggregate form to improve the presentation and content of our website. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), particularly in conducting web measurements to improve our products and our website.

The collected data is shared with our website hosting provider and processed within the EU.